Security shouldn't slow you down. SmartClean, our device performance optimizer, intelligently scans and removes digital clutter — including unnecessary junk files, outdated cache data, and unused applications. It frees up valuable disk space and memory, ensuring your device runs at its fastest, most efficient speed. Think of it as a professional tune-up, automatically and routinely keeping your system streamlined for peak performance.
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Main Screen Options
SmartClean is a macOS optimization and cleaning utility that enhances system performance, frees up disk space, and keeps your Mac running efficiently. It covers two main areas:
- Machine Monitoring — tracks CPU, RAM, and temperature.
- Machine Cleaning — removes unwanted files and frees up disk space.
SmartClean offers two ways to scan and clean your Mac:
1. Optimization Scan — runs a comprehensive scan to assess your Mac's status and identify junk and large files. After it completes, you may see alerts such as Running Slow or High Temperature, along with recommended actions.
→ See SmartClean: Run Optimization Scan for full steps.
2. Quick Cleanup — rapidly scans and cleans files designated for auto-clean in your Preferences, including Caches, Logs, Downloads, and Trash. By default, Quick Cleanup only cleans Caches and Logs.
→ See SmartClean: Run Quick Cleanup for full steps.
If your Mac experiences a CPU or RAM overload, an in-app alert will direct you to the relevant SmartClean section so you can review the process and take action.
CPU
The CPU section gives you a comprehensive overview of the processes consuming the most CPU on your machine, including:
- Number of System & User apps running
- Number of Active CPU Cores
- Your CPU temperature
- CPU load percentage, broken down by System and User processes
From here, you can view every running process, see how long each has been running, check its CPU usage, locate it in Finder, and quit any process you no longer need running.
→ See SmartClean: Manage CPU for full steps on reviewing and quitting processes.
RAM
The RAM section gives you a comprehensive overview of the processes consuming the most RAM on your machine, including:
- Amount of RAM available
- Number of System & User apps running
- RAM load percentage used by System and User apps
- RAM load percentage broken down by Active, Wired, and Compressed memory
From here, you can view every running process, see how long each has been running, check its RAM usage, locate it in Finder, and quit any process you no longer need running.
→ See SmartClean: Manage RAM for full steps on reviewing and quitting processes.
Disk Space Monitor
The Disk Space Monitor section provides a comprehensive overview of your Mac's capacity and storage usage, including:
- Number of Large Files
- Number of Junk Files
- Percentage and amount of internal storage used
You can review and clean two file categories:
- Large Files — reviewed and cleaned individually, to prevent accidental deletion.
- Junk Files — split into Review Before Cleaning (old Downloads, Trash) and Safe to Clean (Caches, Logs).
| Tip — You can customize which junk categories are included in automatic cleanup under Application Settings > Cleanup Categories. |
→ See SmartClean: Disk Space Monitor for full steps on reviewing and cleaning files.
App Uninstaller
The App Uninstaller section lets you completely remove applications and their associated files. Simply dragging an app to the Trash from Finder often leaves files behind — App Uninstaller ensures complete removal, preventing leftovers that can affect your Mac's performance over time.
Here you can view:
- The last and first opened application
- The total number of apps installed
- The amount of storage used by your applications (this figure won't match your overall used disk space)
For each installed app, you can see its name, last-opened date, total size (including components), locate it in Finder, and uninstall it completely.
→ See SmartClean: App Uninstaller for full steps on uninstalling applications.
Optimization History
The Optimization History section shows a running summary of your cleanup activity, including:
- Number of Junk Files cleaned
- Number of Apps uninstalled
- Number of Duplicate Files cleaned
- The date and type of your last scan
The detailed history log includes:
- Disk space freed
- Name and number of apps uninstalled
- Type of files cleaned
- Date and time of each action